Tsugami Automation is introducing a Tsugami CNC Swiss Turn with laser welding capabilities. The SS207-5AX LaserSwiss is a 20mm, 7-axis CNC Swiss Lathe with two fully integrated SPI lasers, one for cutting and one for welding. The machine is the latest model in the company’s LaserSwiss product line, and the first to include a second laser head for welding.
The laser cutting and welding heads can be mounted on either the X/1, Y/1 or B axes, and all operations are programmed and driven from the machine’s Fanuc 32i-B control. The nozzle standoff adjustment is also NC controlled, and each laser’s frequency, pulse width, focus and power are all on-the-fly adjustable and programmed through the machine’s control.
Users can adjust the assist gas pressure from 5psi to 350psi, allowing different pressures to be used for piercing and cutting, as well as the low gas pressures typically used in welding. Customers can choose lasers ranging from 20W to 750W.
The laser welding head allows users to weld two pieces together, then machine them, then reflow a swaged tube end.
Tsugami Automation will perform live cutting and welding demonstrations on the LaserSwiss at the Tsugami/Rem Sales booth #1435 at Westec. The sister companies are subsidiaries of Morris Group Inc.